Heraklion was known during the Byzantine period by the name of Castro. It was a small, walled town. Arab Saracens…
Chania is one of Crete’s most important ports and is perhaps Greece’s most beautiful city. It flourished during the period…
Athens, the capital of Greece, is among the oldest cities in the world. Also preserved in Athens are monuments of…
Marathon is found on the northeast coast of Attica and looks out to the Aegean Sea. It is renowned for…
Cosmopolitan Spetses is close to the Argo-Saronic Gulf near the eastern shore of the Peloponnese. Most of the island is…
Lavrio is a small town and a port in the southeastern part of Attica. It has been known since classical…
Mycenean civilization flourished in the Peloponnese during the Bronze Age, and more specifically from 1600 to 1100 BCE. Its center…
Olympia was the most glorious holy site of Greece. Beginning in 776 BCE, the Olympic Games were held there every…
The wider region of Nemea is the largest viniculture zone of Greece. Produced here are the well-known wines with a…
After the Holy Mountain (Aghio Oros), Meteora is the largest cluster of monasteries operating continuously from the era of the…
The Port of Piraeus is a major industrial and commercial center of Greece. It is one of the largest passenger…
Hydra is one of the most cosmopolitan islands in Greece. Entering the port, the view is phantasmagorical. The town is…
Knossos is five kilometers southeast of Heraklion. According to tradition, it was the seat of King Minos and the capital…
Heraklion was known during the Byzantine period by the name of Castro. It was a small, walled town. Arab Saracens…
Chania is one of Crete’s most important ports and is perhaps Greece’s most beautiful city. It flourished during the period…
Athens, the capital of Greece, is among the oldest cities in the world. Also preserved in Athens are monuments of…
Marathon is found on the northeast coast of Attica and looks out to the Aegean Sea. It is renowned for…
